Army Says 4 Soldiers Died in a Helicopter Crash in Washington State This Week
SEATTLE — Four special operations soldiers aboard a U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state are “believed to be dead,” the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said Friday. The helicopter was on a routine training mission west of the base when it crashed at about 9 p.m. […]
Remains of Ex-Soldier Travis Decker May Have Been Found, Sheriff Says
SEATTLE — Authorities may have found the remains of Travis Decker, the Wenatchee, Washington, man accused of murdering his three young daughters nearly four months ago, a crime that triggered terrible grief across the region and an intense and sweeping search. The Chelan County sheriff’s office announced Thursday evening that remains found in a wooded […]
Lawmakers Question Resiliency of US Army Corps of Engineers After Cuts
Describing the organization as “critical to public safety,” a group of Massachusetts lawmakers asked leaders of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers whether staff reductions have eroded its ability to prepare for the next big storm. Both U.S. senators and all nine U.S. representatives from Massachusetts signed a letter that asked the U.S. Army Corps […]
Helicopter crashes near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A helicopter crashed in Washington state near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the U.S. Army said Thursday. There was no immediate word of how many people were aboard and their conditions. The helicopter crashed at about 9 p.m. Wednesday near the base, an Army official said in a statement. “This remains a developing […]
Army Veteran Who Burned Flag Near White House Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges
WASHINGTON — An Army veteran who set fire to an American flag near the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on flag burning pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal criminal charges. Jan Carey is charged with two misdemeanors that are not focused on the act of burning a flag. Making his […]
Black Vietnam Veteran’s Story Reveals War’s Harsh Realities 50 Years Later
It was May 1970, deep in the jungles of Vietnam, and 19-year-old infantryman John Smith stepped to the edge of a hill to admire the view. Then came the snap of a wire. “They must’ve thought, ‘This is a beautiful view. Someone’s going to come over here to look at it,’” said Smith, 76, of […]
Disabled US Army Veteran in ‘Limbo’ at Tacoma ICE Detention Center
TACOMA — A U.S. Army veteran’s immigration case remains uncertain after he was recently denied bond by a judge, family members say. As community members and elected officials continue to advocate for Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry’s release from the Northwest ICE Processing Center, federal officials have taken new legal actions in recent days to deport Chaudhry, […]
Trump Celebrates West Point Alumni Group Canceling Award Ceremony to Honor Tom Hanks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump celebrated news on Monday that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor Tom Hanks, with the president calling the famous actor “destructive” and “WOKE.” Hanks was scheduled to receive the 2025 Sylvanus Thayer Award on Sept. 25, but the U.S. Military Academy’s alumni association […]
Soldier Dies on Fort Leonard Wood Rifle Range
An 18-year-old from California has been identified as the Army National Guardsman who died Friday on a rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Pvt. Andrey Okunev, 18, assigned to Company B, 1stBattalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, was pronounced dead after a midmorning “incident” on the range, according to Army officials. Base public affairs officials declined […]
Could National Guard Soldiers Be Deployed in Dallas to Combat Crime?
WASHINGTON – Texas Republicans laud President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in D.C., saying the move has helped reduce violent crime in the nation’s capital and bolstered public safety. Trump has signaled he could do the same in other cities such as Chicago and New Orleans. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, said […]